Of all those involved in this exchange between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy,
Mu En was undoubtedly the most optimistic.
That was because, long ago, when he decided to establish the Soul Tool Department,
he had already considered exchanging experience with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Unfortunately,
the situation back then had been extraordinarily complicated.
Almost everyone in the academy, and even in the Sea God Pavilion, from top to bottom, had rejected soul tools.
Only a handful supported their development.
As a result, no matter how clearly Mu En saw the future potential of soul tools,
he could not persuade the others.
The proposed exchange had simply fizzled out.
But Shrek's defeat in this Tournament, along with the disastrous incident Xuan Zi had caused,
had finally given him grounds to see hope for developing soul tools once more.
As it happened, Yan Shaozhe proposed the Exchange Student Program.
He had thought that, after this defeat, his disciple had finally awakened from the intoxicating prestige of belonging to the continent's foremost Soul Master Academy.
That he had seen the continent's current situation clearly.
That he had recognized the value of soul tools and intended to develop them at Shrek.
So Mu En went with the current and threw his full support behind the plan.
Out of trust in his disciple, he put Yan Shaozhe entirely in charge of the matter.
Soon,
not long after their exchange proposal was sent, a reply arrived from Sun Moon.
Just as Mu En thought the exchange arrangements were practically a sure thing,
Sun Moon rejected them outright.
Their stated reason was that Shrek Academy had to send representatives to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for face-to-face discussions about the exchange.
As for the exchange roster